Docs & Articles

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An article by John Beaumont from Sea Breezes magazine Oct 1971

© Sea Breezes

A first hand account of life on a Weather ship by Howard Cox

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© Howard Cox

Met Office Atlantic chart

© My fathers collection

Radio Sonde chart from Weather Monitor at station India 16 Feb 1972

© My fathers collection

Met Office Radar Wind Data and Reduction Sheet

© My fathers collection

Met Office Radar Wind Data and Reduction Sheet

© My fathers collection

Radio Sounding Data and Reduction Sheet

© My fathers collection

Recording of a 67 ft wave by Weather reporter on 12 Sep 1961

Click HERE for a full report of the wave by L Draper

Click HERE for an article entitled "Ocean Weather Ships - a nostalgic look." Written for the Nautical News Column of the WUN (World Utility News) of Apr 2005 by Day Watson.





2 ICAO news releases about weather ships

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© Paul Cope

Radio Operators Conditions of Service

© Paul Cope

Article from Alastair Mars , From an 1970's Civil Service Magazine

© Paul Cope

Ditching report from Weather Reporter 1970

© Paul Cope

a page from Flight magazine showing the New Year Honours List from 1962 in which Weather ship Bosun H.F. Clifton receives a British Empire Medal

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A document containing the text of a number of commons debates regarding the Weather ships

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An article about life onboard a weather ship by Mik Cass

© 2010 Mik Cass

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An article entitled History of the British Ocean Weather Ships by Capt C.R. Downes

© The Marine Observer 1977

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An article entitled Changes to the manning or the North Atlantic ocean station

© The Marine Observer 1982

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An article from MECCANO magazine from 1968

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An article from Childrens Newspaper from 1949

© 2007 Look and Learn Magazine Ltd www.lookandlearn.com

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